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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
JACKSONVILLE.
AN ITALIAN SHOOTING AFFRAY.


| Special To the Pdldtkd Netcs.
JACKSONVILLE, May 31.-A scandal
which has been agitating the Italian col
| ony near the Bob Hall settlement, on
| the Kings road. about two miles
| east of Jacksonville, resulted to-day
PIN the shooting of one of the
Italians by another. Anna Potesta was
on trial in the Circuit Court, last week
for breaking Diana's law. Now, when
you hear that an Italian woman, of the
class of these vendors, is charged with
being unchaste, by another banana mer-
chant, it is not at all uncharitable to
suppose that malice and not a love of
morality, for its own sake, is at the bot
tom of the accusation.
Bartolo Granato was particularly bit
ter in the prosecution of Anna, and
Anna's friends retaliated by bringing
counter charges against Granato's wife.
Constable Stephens went out to the Ital-
ian settlement, this morning, to arrest
Mrs. Granato. and not knowing which
was the latter's domicile, called upon an
Italian he saw upon the street to show
him the way. The Italian proved to be
Joseph Vaocarro, the father of Anna.
Driving up to the house, Stephen
read the warrant to Granato's wife who,
terrified beyond measure, and not fully
understanding what was the matter, be-
gan to yell and ring her hands.
The noise aroused Bartolo, who was
cooking peanuts and humming a soft
Italian song. He came on the scene and
took in the whole matter in a glance just
as soon as he saw Joseph Vaccarro in the
officers buggy.
Stealing back to his room and getting
a pistol unnoticed by Stephens, who
was still trying to explain to the woman
why she was arrested, GranatO STEALTH
ly crept to the back of the constable's
buggy and, presenting his pistol within
a yard of Vaccaro's body, fired. After
being shot, Vacarro fell from the
buggy, and Granato fired again at the
prostrate man and beat him over the
head with his pistol. The officer, hear
ing cries, fastened to the spot, but the
assassin had fled to the swamp and es-
capped. The wounded man is in a criti-
cal condition, with eleven soap wounds
and two pistol ball i'm his body.
Atelegram was received here tonight
from Kissimee. stating that w. III.
Stacy, white, had a difficulty with Jim
Williams, colored, at Campbell, near
here. Tracy shot and instantly killed
Williams. Tracy fled, but was captured
at Sanford.
County Judge w. A. Mclean was
married to-day to Miss Mary A. Whestler.
Both the contracting parties are promi-
nent society people.
A special to the Herald from Plant
City says the first car load of melons
from Plant City was shipped to-day by
j. R. Edmondson to Savannah. Many
of these melons will weigh fifty pounds,
and are very fine CARTER
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01

The bills of the Palatka Herald, for -
ii. X. Teasdale, SEA. 10 and L. j. Manucy,
$s2OO were referred TO the Finance
Committee.
The bill of ID. B. Lewis, for balance
due for city sanitary survey, $500, was
ordered paid: the committee to whom
the plans had been submitted reporting
them correct.
The Mayor reported that he had col
lected, i'm fines, $500 for the month of
May. Referred to Finance Committee.
Marshal Manucy made report SINH
lar to the Mayors, and it was also re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
THE SHELL DRIVE.
The Street Committee reported pro-
gress on the proposed shell drive. Alder
man Loeb offered resolution TO the ef-
feet that the proposition would be duly
considered by the Council when the
Legislature settled the question of the
new charter.
HEALTH OFFICER AND TAXES.
Alderman Forward offered resolu-
ton that the collection of the city taxes
be extended until the last day OF June,
which was unanimously passed.
Alderman Loeb moved that DIR. +. III.
Strausz be appointed as City Health
Officer for the ensuing year. which was
carried. This officer will in no wise
conflict with the Board of Health.
On motion the Mayor was authorized
to enter appearance, for the city, in the
case of Philip Newport vs.. City of Pa
latka on monday next, rule day.
Council then adjourned.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
Panic in q Cathedral.

LONDON, May 31.-During service in
the cathedral at Presburg, Hungary, on
Sunday, an alarm of fire was sounded,
causing a panic, and many of the con-
gregation were injured in the crush
which resulted from the frantic endeav-
ors of the people to reach the doors. No
further particulars were received.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
Both Earthauake and Cyclone.

NoGALEs, ARIz., May 31.-There was
quite a severe shock of earthquake at 1
O'Clock, yesterday, which created much
excitement, although no damage was
done. Ten minutes afterward there was
another shock.
The evening before a terrific dry cy-
clone visited this place. 1t demolished
a great many Mexican huts and unroofed
several other more substantial buildings.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
spanish Colonial Tariff Reorranized.

MADRID, May 3l.-In the Cortes yes
terday Senor 3alae der, Minister of the
Colonies, announced the reorganization
of the colonial tariff, Henceforth there
are to be only two classes of duties, the
with Spain, and the lowest for nations
with such treaties. The export duties
on West Indian sugar viii be suppressed
and other measures taken to improve the
trade of the colonies with Europe.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
HEALTH OFFICER AND TAXES.
Democratic Prosperity.
NewbuA teeist

Ours is a great co6ntry. The spring
sun shines down upon a mass Of human
ity as contented and prosperous as
grumbling human nature will permit it.
self to be. They are gradually unload
cious on the leavings of the great war,
and still brighter prospect stretches
out before them. The second Demo
cratic administration will find the coun-
try more solidly prosperous and happy
than at any time since March, 1881.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01

New YORK, May 31.-The inspectors
of foreign steam vessels have made an
investigation of the damage done to the
steamer Britannia to-day. They reported
that the damages were greater than at
first thought, and that it would take
80, 600 to repair the steamer.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01

BRUSSELS, May 31.-The miners in the
Liege district have resumed work. In the
Borinage and Center districts. and at
CharferOi very few of the strikers have
returned to work. A syndicate of fac
tory engineers of this district have
joined the strike, although the Brussels
Federation had advised them not to.
Everything is quiet in the Seraing dis
trict, and many strikers are returning to
work
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
A Well Earned Rest.

President Cleveland starts on his sum-
mer vacation. The people of this coun-
try, one and all, will say that he has
earned his rest. He has been so watch
full of his peoples interests, so patient
and plodding, that the people wonder
how he can endure so much. That he
has been eminently successful in his en-
deavors to make a good executive even
his political enemies are willing TO adj
nif
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01

ROME, May 31.-The Duke of Norfolk
and the Bishop of Solford have had sew
eral interviews with the Pope on the
question of the Vatican resuming official
relations with England.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
Italy still strengthening her Navy.

ROME, May 3l.-The Cha nber of Dep
uties, by a vote of 100 to 40. yesterday.
adopted the naval credit for 81, 900, 900
lire, the money to be expended on IRON
clads. torpedoes and forts, the credit to
extend over a period of ten years.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
strikers Gain q Point.

LONDON, MAY 31.-The gain porters
at Avonmouth docks, Bristol, have gone
back to work, the employers having
promised to use elevators only when
they We're insufficiently supplied with
manual labor
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
THEY'LL Return to Their Bone.
Missouri Republican

The Interstate Commerce law has
been q godsend to Iowa The Republican
newspapers up there now have some
thing to talk about besides Southern
rebels and Northern copperheads- They
accept the blessing, but with evident re-
luctance.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01

NATCHEz, Miss, May 31.-Thos. An
derson, who was injured by the boiler
explosion at the Natchez cotton factory,
died of his injuries last night. All the
other persons who We're injured are do
ing well. s. S. Lees, the engineer, was on
the streets yesterday, and has apparently
fully recovered.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
Will Probably start up Monday.

TROY, N. V May 31.-Troy Stove
Manufacturers who belong to the Ma
tional Defense Association, to-day. re-
ceived official notice that the St. Louis
strike was over, and that they can open
that the Troy fouudries will start Mon
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01

MONTGOMERY, ALA, May 31.-Work
was begun to-day on an iron furnace at
Riverside, a suburb of Montgomery. 1t
is the first furnace, and the only one be-
ing erected in the Black Belt of Alabama.
The corner stone of the furnace will be
Laid .JulY
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
Public Debt Ixeduet,on.

WASHINGTON, May Silt is estimated
at the Treasury Department that the
public debt has, for the month of May,
been reduced about ten million.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
.Oid snun."
oolumba,s lomol stnte Jour,

Columbus tOhioD State journal.
Thurman Is the coon In the log, and
fire has been applied at both ends TO
smoke him out in spite Of his declina-
tion.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
Etna Boiling Over.

ROME, May 31.-The central crater of
Mount Etna began an eruption, this
morning. The flow continues and is in
creasing in volume; heavy clouds of
smoke, masses of stone and cinders is
suing from the crater.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01

The population of Chicago is now in
creasing at the rate Of II 900 hogs day.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
will have a purely Republican majority

OF only eleven
There is brilliant assemblage at the
military fete az the opera house this
evening. Gen. Boulanger is absent.
While the company was assembling.
thousands of persons gathered in the vi
cinity of the opera house shouting,
Resignation. Resignation! Long
live Boulange ~ I'VE will have
him." etc. AT IL. p. m. the
crowd outside had greatly increased
i'm numbers and had become so turbu-
lent that the Republican guard, which
was held in readiness in the courtyard of
the opera h. use, was ordered out to dis
perse the M :, which task was accom-
plishe amid .oS SAmes of Kisses from the
crowd. AT SRs hour (midnighp the
crowd is re .sembling and is already
much larger 4 IAN before, and the indi-
cations are there will be riotous dem
onstration when the guests depart from
the opera house. All the streets
from Madelaine and the Faubourg
st. Honore to the Elysee are
guarded by soldiers. There is also large
force OF police on duty. 1t is rumored
that a mob is marching to the Eiysee
Palance. The crowd has just crossed the
Place de La Bourse, shouting "Vive
Boulanger."
PARIS, June 1, 2 A. M-Firty police
men have been stationed at the British
Embassy. The troops and police pre-
vented riOting. The people have dis
persed, and the city is now quiet.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
BASE BALL:

WASHINGTON, May 31.-There was no
game between the indianapolis and
Washington Clubs on account of rain.
PHILADELPHIA, May 31.-Nire inu-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01

The following bills were read and or
dered paid:
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-15
Novel Plan for An Auditorium

/ have a scheme. which may lie i'm
practicable. hut | confess ! would like to
see il tried. II is to provide means by
which Il large part Of a great auditorium
could be cut OIL when desired. and a COM
paratively small room made just in front
OF the stage. think such an arrange
meni could bc made b. providing nova
BILE iron drop walls. they might he called.
sheets OF iron let down from the ceiling
to the floor, ~inclosing say 1900 or 1000
chairs, and leaving the rest as il they
were in IN adjoining room. Such a plan,
IL IL could he carried out. would he a
good thing for all large halls. Managers
nearly always know beforehand about
how large m audience they are going to
have. and If there are 10 be only $500
people in a room holding 1000 the inner
walls could I've let down and all the au-
ditors put into q compact space. rather
than scattered over a large area. There
Ia nothing 80 disheartening 10 people on
the stage AS to see a large number Of
vacant seats. and there Is nothing 30
dampening on the audience as 10 see IN
attempt To ill a large hall with a small
number Of people. Music Manager in
Globe Democrat.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-15
The Old Time Irish Pedagoeue.

The Irish schoolmasters who used to
wander through the western and middle
states at the beginning Of the present
century were generally men Of ability.
whose convivial habits had driven them
abroad. and prevented them from becom-
ing permanently located in their mw
home. They were excellent LATIN sud
Greek scholars. thoroughly at hnmc in
their native Irish, and able TO SI-.ik AMI
write English with considerable ciS. II
was noticed that when they had vr.Isinn
TO converse in English, on To wIItr Il hi
ter in that language, they w"ic lth ("
employ the largest and most unt IL the.
way words. This was called '.lwiinualy
talk. ami failed Ia %inIn"ss The
audience with a conviction of the -
derfIl requirements Of the ~pelagoguc
The sclIWlImasters were also generally
well acquainted with mathematics. and
often earned money by land nnnSIration
in after hours. Pedantic TO a degree.
they were more or less social. with a
general caplbility OF taking any given
quantity Of whisky. They a~rtually told
a story with no small d,gr~r of comic
hunor. and rarely refused an invitation
TO eat and drink. They had the conf
dence OF the country folks, but they
aogged their pupils on the slightest pre-
tence, sometimes without any cause.
Many OF our foremost statesmen were
educated by these euigrant pedagogurs.
Ben. Ptrley Poore.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-15
Advice TO Parents.

Until parents cease teaching their clil.
dren that il il mere honorable To gain
bread without soiling their hanls than by
honest labor the drawback must continue.
Young men will le taught law who
would probably excel making the calf
which covers the book which they study:
others will WELD the ~scalIrl with hands
that might hrtray more cunning in forg-
ing the steel from which il is made:
some will keep accounts IT g"pls sold
who instead should employ themselves in
mailing the hYxcs in which they are
packed. Fitness will not he considered.
The only ann will lr 10 make a gcntyl
living by doing us little work Us possible.
The sooner parents awake 10 the fact that
the Lst they cdn do by their sons j, to
cause them 10 lcarn "a trade the lettrr fUr
the country. Unless a boy displays am
especial aptitude for Of the learned
professions lc should lie put at something
else. Application may be an excellent
substitute for genius. but it will Ia found
that when the two are conbiucd the pos
s.ssor Of the former has hut a poor show
in the race with his doubly armed rival.
Clcrkmg. too. is overdonc. and il is a
psor mechanic indeed that does not de-
rive more comfort from his wages than
the illy-paid clerk who is compelled to
spend all he earns on dress. Taking il
all in all, we may advise. by para.
phraSing Shakespeare, and say a trades
the thing. Reflection will convince that
we are not far M of the way in saying
so.-Boston Budget.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-15
A Too IniinIlxe bird.

A gentleman residing in Ccylon wished
To make 4 present In a maIlrn aunt Of
his living IN London. and he could think
al nothing 50 suitable and likely 10 le a
spuTo Of amusement To her as n nina
n small bird corresponding in size and
appearance To an English blnckhird. and
rivaling the parrot in powers of imita-
ton. IrorurIng a good specimen 81 the
species fresh from the forest. he set a
watch uIsm his own tongue. Avoiding all
slang AMI lping very careful in respect Of
grammar. Then. taking the bird ON
lsard a vessel al1ut 10 sal for England.
he gave il TO the ships c'rk. with a
promise that il the bird was delivered
into the hands of the lady with lis ypalm.
Larry unlrhl,d. a lDnus Of ten Shillngs
would lac forthcoming, wherenIan the
cook PROMISED u take all possible care nf
the bird-lc nourish him and watch over
ms moials. On the voyage the NINA OK
crc,s.d a marke-l influence for gopl over
n part. at least. of the vessel, and tho
c,pks cuddy WAS a perfect hall Of pro-
pncty. AMI in due course he received lis
ten sliiliungs. a few weeks passed. and
then tia gentleman in Ceyion rseived a
letter irm his aunt. She thanked linn
for his gift, but said she hal been obliged
TO part with the m%ina-not, however. on
account Of the expressions he made use
Of. for his language was CORRECTNESS it,
self, Int she could not endure all iav
hong primitive cries of Steward! with
marvellous, never ceasing limitations nf
the dreadful sounds issuing from the lips
Of passengers suffering from seasickness.
Hong Kong Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-15
..rhs Felt Location Of tn. Ego"


suppose everybody has tried. first or
last, TO make out Just where he feels
himself TO be situated in himself. When
the finger is pinched, it is plainly enough
not I that am pinched, but my finger;
and the same is true Of a hurt in any
part Of the body. Notwithstanding the
fact that the great controlling nerve
centers are in the brain, / have never
been able to discover that q headache felt
any nearer to mo than a finger ache.
Perhaps the nearest approach l have
known to a sense of closeness, or to a
veritable me-ache, has been a sharp pain
in the stomach, especially when. ON n
occasion, ! was struck in that region by
q baseball bat which slipped from the
hand of a striker. But there is one point
concerning our felt location which l
think we arc all SURF of. 1t is the one
brought out SO dcliciously by the dear
little girl in Punch. "You ought TO tie
your W apron strings, Mabel" says
ono of those irresistible young women Of
Du Maurier's. "How can I. aunty?" is
the reply. I'm in front, you know"
Atlantic Monthly.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-15
Opera Glasses in tho Audience.

Me opera glasses that we hir' poIt TO
those in the audience belong 10 thu thea.
tire, but the ushers are responsible fer
them. a assure you that we d" not
lose many glasses, for we keep n sharp
watch, and the average visitor ut . tluater
has no rcason TO keep a glass. Some
times, however. a man jumps out Un us
before we spot him, and we pay nver the
price-alout S3-to the theatre. have
lost only one ina year, and that time the
man went out after the first act N a
crowd and failed TO return. | would
have recognized him had ! seen him
again at the theatre. but he did not turn
up. The theatre makes the price Of the
glass during a good week, and in a season
1t pays for itself over and over again
Theatre Usher in Globe-D Democrat.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-15
Snperstition In Alaska.

The Mutes have q curious custom
which is Observed whenever the first
white whale of the season is killed After
the carcass is brought on shore. the old
est male of the village or hunting party
sits upon the beach, and, facing the dead
whale. intones a series OF invocations to
the deceased, imploring its spirit not to
return to the sea, and thereby warn
other members of his family against his
captors. Small portions of the lip and
fins are cut of and buried in the earth.
Before this ceremony takes place no one
is allowed to commence stripping the
blubbcr or working upon the body.
When a seal is brought on shore it is laid
upon its back and some fresl, water
poured over its head, so that the spirit
will not go back to the sea and warn off
the other phoca,-San Francisco Chron-
iclp.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-15

In my opinion, the flower Of all the
Indian races Is the tribe Of the Sinks. I
have served both against them and with
them, and my respect for their military
qualities is unbounded. As horsemen
they have few equals, and nowhere in
the world have / seen such swordsInen as
are to he found among the Sikh cavalry.
Our English troopers were generally able
to bear them down when charging en-
masse, for the Sikhs, like all semi-civi-
lied soldiers, did not understand the i'm
portance Of keeping their ranks firmly
closed, and striking an opposing force
with the solidity Of O wall. They at
tached too much Importance TO individual
skill in tho management ot the horse and
weapon, but inthis | telieve them TO DO
unrisalcd.
An English trooper engaged in single
combat with a Sikh horseman had alb
s%olutely no chance at all. With their
keen tulwars they would cut their oppo-
ncnts' VEINS. and then, paying little at
tention 10 the heavy dragon saber of
their enemy, would. with a single blow,
lop oil a head. arm or ley, and seldom
receive a wound IN return. Their swords
are of the most exquisite edge and tenn
per. and are handled with a grace and
dexterity that seem like magic. have,
time and again, seen a lemon completely
cut in two on a naked hand, without the
skin being touched. and to cut off a
horses head or leg at a single stroke. was
considered a very ordinary feat. Since
the mutiny, wi native Indian regiments
have been largely recruited among the
Sikhs. whose hostility to the Hindoos and
Mohammedans is relied upon 10 keep
them true Ia their colors. and SO far they
have been faithful under trying circum-
stances. They are splendid fighters, and
il Russian Troopers should ever penetrate
into India, they would meet with a re-
sistance such as they little cNrsct.-
Lieut.. ,ioi. MaIuwariny in Glube. Demo
,Iat.